Flint Expatriates

Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Flint Photos: Detroit Tigers Exhibition Game at Atwood Stadium in the Fifties

Flint Photos: The Willson Park Sycamore in Springtime

Illinois Avenue: A Tale of Two Houses

My grandparents' former home on the 1500 block of Illinois Avenue is still beating the odds and looking good on Flint's troubled East Side. Only three owners in its history and none was a speculator or a slumlord.

I can't say the same for the house across the street.

Flint Photos: The Former Sweet Marie's Candy Shop on Chippewa Street

Flint Photos: Spring in the Vehicle City

Monday, April 21, 2014

Sit-Down and Fight

This may not be online for long, so watch it while you can.

Sunday, April 20, 2014

Happy Easter from Smith-Bridgman's

Clearly not the most lovable bunny. He seems a little angry and his unwavering gaze is disconcerting. But Easter-themed items related to Flint were hard to come by. Avoid eye contact.

Saturday, April 19, 2014

Upcoming events for "Teardown: Memoir of a Vanishing City" by Gordon Young

• Thursday, April 24, 2014

6:30pm

Q & A and Book Signing

Kahuna Coffee
1836 Old U.S. Highway 23
Howell, Michigan

Author Connor Coyne interviews Gordon Young, author of Teardown: Memoir of a Vanishing City. Books will be available for purchase and signing. The event is in conjunction with the Michigan Notable Book Awards and is sponsored by the Cromaine Public Library.

• Friday, April 25, 2014
6:00 pm

Meet the Author and Book Signing

Barnes & Noble Booksellers
Genesee Valley Mall
4370 Miller Rd.
Flint, Michigan

• Sunday, April 27, 2014
1:00 pm

33rd Annual Northern California Book Awards Reception, Reading, and Book Signing

Koret Auditorium, San Francisco Public Library
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, California

You are all heartily invited to join all the nominees for the Northern California Book Awards for readings and remarks by the winners, followed by a reception and book signings by the authors. Free and open to the public. It’s a great way to support local writers.

For more information visit www.teardownbook.com

Flint Artifacts: Fisher Body I.D.

Flint Artifacts: Channel 12 Do Nothing Club Button

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